The pursuit of efficient transformation of green energy sources through water electrolysis necessitates the expansion of reasonable, earth-abundant, and robust bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this connection, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) coordinated metal complexes have become one of the most stimulating and ubiquitous classes of organometallics due to their ease of preparation and modularity in stereoelectronic possessions. Here, we report a series of metal NHC complexes synthesized by the reaction of an NHC precursor with an appropriate metal source and thoroughly characterized using spectral and analytical techniques. Both metal−NHC complexes and their carbon composites using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and graphene plates (GP) were tested for their electrochemical HER and OER performances in acidic and basic electrolytes, respectively. The MWCNT and GP composites displayed improved HER activity compared with the bare complexes. Furthermore, a two-fold improved OER performance of the carbon composites was evident compared with the activity of the bare metal−NHC complexes to achieve the overpotential (η 10 ). Furthermore, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopic technique was used to bring out the key information required to justify the activity trend in HER and OER reactions and the nature of the electrode−electrolyte interaction of electrocatalysts.